. The Canadian horticulturist [monthly], 1887. Gardening; Canadian periodicals. THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 253 J^ CULTIVATION OF THE AMARYLLIS. BY HER1IA^'^ SIMMERS, TOROSTO. I fHIS vai-iety of bulbous-rooted plants, is not as common as the merit of the flowers should cause it to be, mainly because the subject has not been given that prominence which it should have considering the rather easy culture with which they may be reared. Therefore with the hope that the result may be different, I will give a few practical suggestions for their successful culture. Amaryllis formosissima is
. The Canadian horticulturist [monthly], 1887. Gardening; Canadian periodicals. THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 253 J^ CULTIVATION OF THE AMARYLLIS. BY HER1IA^'^ SIMMERS, TOROSTO. I fHIS vai-iety of bulbous-rooted plants, is not as common as the merit of the flowers should cause it to be, mainly because the subject has not been given that prominence which it should have considering the rather easy culture with which they may be reared. Therefore with the hope that the result may be different, I will give a few practical suggestions for their successful culture. Amaryllis formosissima is a variety which, though not the most beautiful in flower, has nevertheless the advan- tage of giving the successful amateur a taste for growing the more beautiful, as well as the more expensive varieties. A. formosissima is treated in precisely the same manner as that described under the heading of Hyacinth, with this difference, that a somewhat freer application of liquid manure is re- quired, on account of the bulb being larger, and of the number of flower stems which are thrown up from a single bulb. Its flowers are of a beautiful red, exhibiting a play of golden gleams in the sunshine. They ai'e scentless. Amaryllis vallotta purpurea is the common dark red Amaryllis usually seen in the amateurs collection, and growing with a vigour from year to year, which, with the careful amateur, may be made to bloom with a lai-ger amount of success than the pi'ofessional is able to bring them to. Some speci- mens I have seen have as many as five to eight flower stems, and the bulb, having been grown from year to year, has been fully nine to twelve inches in in circumference. They are easily propagated by the side shoots being broken off, and planted separately in a. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original St.
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